Economic Power Inducing Compliance with International Law
Abstract
In this paper, Junhao Lian elaborates and provides explanations for compliance with international law and how economic power can enforce it. It separates the question into three hypotheses: Economic Sanctions, Foreign Aid, and trade benefits, and thoroughly explains them, and gives an effective recommendation, followed by a conclusion. It goes into depth on three separate case studies: the South African Apartheid which is used to explain economic sanctions, the African Growth and Opportunity Act which explains trade benefits, and the development of Eastern Europe, which explains foreign aid. Alas, this paper suggests that economic power should be used instead of the military, but it is vastly impossible to disengage from any military conflicts.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Economic Sanctions and International Relations
International Relations and Foreign Policy
International Law and Human Rights
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29–36
- Publication date
- 10 February 2026
- Language
- EN